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The 1967 sterling devaluation (or 1967 sterling crisis) was a devaluation of sterling from $2.80 to $2.40 per pound on 18 November 1967. It ended a long sterling crisis that had started in 1964 with the election of Labour in the 1964 general election, [1] but originated in the balance of payments crises of the preceding Conservative government. [1]
1967 sterling devaluation; B. The Beatles in Bangor; C. Chitty Bang Bang (airship) Cogwheel Report; D. D-notice affair; K. 1967–68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain ...
The Bank of England, which is now the central bank of the United Kingdom, British Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories, has issued banknotes since 1694. In 1921 the Bank of England gained a legal monopoly on the issue of banknotes in England and Wales, a process that started with the Bank Charter Act 1844, when the ability of other banks to issue notes was restricted.
This is a list of people on the banknotes of different countries. The customary design of banknotes in most countries is a portrait of a notable citizen (living and/or deceased) on the front (or obverse ) or on the back (or reverse ) of the banknotes, unless the subject is featured on both sides.
After a brief period in which the deflationary measures relieved sterling, pressure mounted again in 1967 as a consequence of the Six-Day War, the Arab oil embargo and a dock strike. [17] After failing to secure a bail-out from the Americans or the French, a devaluation from US$2.80 to US$2.40 took effect on 18 November 1967.
Barbara Walters interview with V. Stiviano. Stiviano spoke to Barbara Walters on the ABC News program "20/20" about the recording and her relationship with Donald Sterling.
Sterling crisis may refer to: 1931 sterling crisis, emergency measures during the Great Depression; 1949 sterling crisis, devaluation; 1967 sterling crisis, devaluation; 1976 sterling crisis, IMF loan; 1992 sterling crisis ("Black Wednesday"), depreciation
The Brat Pack was a moniker created by journalist David Blum in a 1985 piece for New York Magazine — originally set to be a profile following Emilio Estevez. The article made waves by giving ...